6 or 7 point serpentine belt on same model with same accessories?

nondem

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My serpentine belt is chirping a bit when it's dry out...Dunno the age but it looks old so I went to get a replacement.
The parts person asked if it was a 6 or 7 point drive...it caught me off guard since I already told her it was 4.0l, A/C etc...

I counted 7 but does anyone know of why it would be different on the same year model seemingly identical TJ?

I read about a non Wrangler Jeep model that had chirping issues that the solution
was to remove a pulley and use a shorter belt but it didn't look to apply to the 4.0.
 
You can look up the belt for a 2003 Sahara 4.0 w/AC on Rock Auto and it also wants to know 6 or 7 point. There is a different belt for no AC.